The Arrival of the Lost Elves in Sosaria

In the Beginning, Eru, The One, created the world out of the Void. Out of the Void came into form the Gods, or Valar, to take care of his creations and to dictate the future course of the universe. Each was given specific tasks to tend to and there was harmony in the world. However, soon after the Creation, two of these powerful beings, Morgoth the Enemy and Lolth the Spider Queen, grew jealous of Eru's power and the power granted to the other Valar and Gods, and in their rage, turned against Eru and become bent on controlling and corrupting the world. Morgoth and Lolth openly attack the peaceful creations of Eru.

As part of the great course of the world, Eru created the First Born, the Elves. These Elves were born during a period of darkness, for there was no sun in the sky, only moons. The Valar sought out the Elves and came to them in their first days, beckoning them to follow them to the Undying Lands, the home of the Valar, to protect them from the wrath of Morgoth and Lolth. Many of the elves chose to heed the call immediately and followed the Valar to the edge of the Great Sea. They created beautiful ships of fine wood with silk sails take them to the Isle of the Gods. Many fleets set out to the Undying Lands, arriving at the home of the Gods one by one in safety. One such fleet, comprised of fifty fine elven ships, was not so fortunate. The Enemies, bent on stopping the arrival of the Elves in Valinor, and thwarted many times previous by the Valar, sent a powerful servant after the escaping elves in hopes of destroying them before they reached the Undying Lands. The servant brutally attacked the fleet with all the anger and malice poured into him by his Masters, Morgoth and Lolth. Much of the fleet was destroyed along with its passengers and cargo.

The servant was not entirely successful, however. Two ships survived the attack, despite the awesome power turned against them. Battered and broken, they drifted for many months, carried by the currents of the sea. The Elves called to the Gods to aid them, but no such aid came. Eventually, however, the ships came to rest in a safe gentle harbor surrounded by beaches and forest. The elves went ashore and found a strange new land waiting for them, a land bearing little resemblance to the land they had left. Shelters were built and camp was made and the elves looked at their new home with mixed fear and wonderment.

For some weeks, the Elves camped on the shore of the strange land. They wandered into the forest to hunt and gather food, but other then the woodland creatures they saw no other signs of life. Soon, however, they began to feel ill at ease, as if they were being watched. One eve, an Elf named Lienecil was hunting in the woods. He was watching a doe who was grazing peacefully in a meadow when he heard laughter. He turned and saw two lovely elf maidens picking flowers in that same meadow. They were not of his people for they had brighter features. Their complexion was more golden and their hair more vibrant in color then was common in his kind. Lienecil slowly approached them and spoke softly to them.

The spoke in a strange language that Lienecil did not understand. He frowned a bit and repeated his greeting in his own tongue. The lasses were alarmed when they realized he was not just a teasing elf-man but a true foreigner. They froze for a moment and then dashed off into the forest, leaving no sign of their presence other then a few plucked flowers laying on the grass. Later that night, a greeting party came from the elves that were native to this land, dubbed Golden Elves due to their more golden appearance. They visited the small camp of the Lost Elves and the leaders of both groups tried to speak with one another. It took many weeks of work but at last they started to understand the others tongue and they debated long into the night. The Golden Elves told the Lost Elves that they have landed in a place called Sosaria and though it was not where they had been headed they were welcome to stay. The Golden Elves, now natives of this new land, were also originally strangers to this world, having come across the seas to the safe haven of the Undying Lands. They were blown off course by Lolth, the Spider Queen. The Elves contemplated their next move for nearly a month. Finally, the Elders of the Fleet came to a decision. Without dependable ships or even a knowledge of the way to the Isle of the Valar it was decided it would be folly to sail away from the safety of this land. Sosaria was now their home.

Both the Golden elves and the Lost Elves (now called Silver Elves) were very similar. Though they spoke different languages, the main difference between the two groups was their view of religion. The Golden Elves worshiped the god Corellon and his Pantheon. The Silver Elves worshiped Iluvatar and the Valar. It soon became apparent, however, that these Gods were one and the same, and that Valar the Silver Elves worshipped were the same Gods that the Golden Elves worshipped. Lolth had been bent on destroying the Golden Elves, Morgoth had been bent on destroying the Silver Elves.